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Show Qaaatftu Cwrit) an nnowut 7M3Gi (MBm cni Wednesday, April 6, 1983 Vol. 3 No. 32 Deo vis Wimidls By KENT SOMERS Boundary Dispute Coy mfly Commission Rules in Favor Of W. Bountiful . Rovlow Staff Ferocious winds reaching 100 mph swept through Davis County Monday and Tuesday throwing power poles, pine trees, truck trailers and signs to the ground. Winds threatened to spread a fire in Kaysville to several businesses on the citys Main Street. Approximately 30,000 to 40,000 homes were without power for much of.,Monday, estimated a Utah PTyer and Light official. The'ind By RON KNOWLTON Review Staff FARMINGTON snapped power poles, threw trees into power lines and brought 50 power towers west of Kaysville to the wet ground. But most homes had their power restored by Tuesday morning, said David Mead, UP&L public relations manager. Approximately 400 UP&L workers were in the field Monday trying to restore electricity to local homes, said Mead. Poles were snapped off and wires snapped under the strain of the wind, according to Mead. There were at least 20 trees uprooted that hit lines plus many, many limbs and other debris flying through our lines. The destruction of the power towers had nothing to do with the local power outages, said Mead, but will have to be repaired to maintain proper service to the area. Mead said if people still do not have power in their homes they should continue to call UP&L because most of the outages now are caused by problems with small transformers feeding six or eight homes or individual service drops at the home. The winds were also responsible, often indirectly, for keeping fire trucks in the county rolling. The major fire in Kaysville started about 3:30 Monday afternoon when the Layton Building approximately 60 N. Main, caught fire. A boun- dary dispute between West - West Bountifuls policy declaration, Urry said. The West Bountiful council had to change the declaration after the annexation request was made. As far as Im concerned, theyre breaking the law, Urry Bountiful and Woods Cross over a proposed trailer park was settled in West Bountifuls favor March 28 by the Davis County stated. Boundary Commission. Urry acknowledged that the ' But there is still a chance that developers of the trailer park Woods Cross City officials may had approached the Woods take the matter to District Cross City Council, but they Court to appeal the ruling. never came back with a plan. Woods Cross Mayor Lawrence So it isnt that were negaUrry said he felt his city council tive to having a trailer park in would likely take that action. the city. To the contrary. In an opinion by Deputy Davis on In coming to its decision the boundary dispute, North County Attorney Gerald E. Hess, Hess said the law allows Salt Lake Mayor Robert Palm-quiscommunities to amend their a member of the commission, said the committee feels policy declarations from time to that West Bountiful is more con- time. He said the commission tiguous to the property. Also, does have the power to consider the developers of the proposed the contents of the amended poltrailer park at 1175 West on the icy declaration and make a south side of 500 South had ear- ruling. lier made an application to the Urry said Woods Cross offiWoods Cross council to have the cials are concerned that there land annexed to Woods Cross. be a logical and definite borBut the council took no action, der between the two communities. Urry said that border Palmquist said. Urry said there is a piece of was considered to run down 500 land to the west of the proposed South, but that West Bountiful trailer park property that has has come across that line in not yet been annexed to Woods some areas. Clearfield Mayor Neldon Cross, which if annexed would make the property contiguous Hamblin, also a member of the to Woods Cross. He said the city commission, said the availabilihad planned to annex that proty of services was also taken perty. The property and the into account in arriving at the trailer park land have both been commissions decision. included in the citys policy dePalmquist said the two comclaration from as far back as munities should get together on ' the matter and try to reach an 1980, he said. This seems like it The trailer park property, agreement. however, was not included in is a big problem. t, HURRICANE-FORC- E winds topple a mobile home in North Salt Lake. Winds caused extensive damage to homes and businesses in the Davis County area. But firemen were able to con- reported winds of 104 mph at tain the blaze and limit it to the Hill Air Force Base at 8 a.m. roof of the building. Monday morning and the base The high winds also toppled s approximately five in Davis County, accordon ing to the Highway Patrol. was closed to high profile vehicles yesterday and that ban was still in effect Tuesday morning. The only exception .to the ban were trucks that were fully loaded. The National Weather Service semi-truck- . rather than risk school bus travel in the wind. was closed for the day. But while work resumed at the base Tuesday, classes at Davis County schools were closed because of high winds. Bonnie Durrance, public information officer for the district, said the school administration building was still without power Tuesday, and officials decided to close schools for the day Mondays winds also caused a train to derail near the mouth of Farmington Canyon. A spokesman for Union Pacific said 12 cars of the train jumped the track and blocked both rail lines. The lines were cleared later Monday morning. The wind also ripped off the bubble that covers Bountifuls indoor pool. Police estimate the damage at $110,000. 36-c- ar - High Water Levels Pose Flood Threat in S. Davis By RON KNOWLTON Review Staff With recent rainstorms hitting the area, and with the county receiving more moisture than in many years, there is a potential for flooding in some areas of south Davis County during the spring and summer. While most Davis County officials are not yet overly concerned about the problem, most are taking steps to prevent flooding. County Commissioner Glen Saunders said the county has not experienced any major problems yet. The major concern for county officials presently is the high levels of Jordan River and the Great Salt Lake. The lake level is higher now than its been during any other time in this century, Saunders said. Saunders said officials are also concerned about flooding at the Farmington Bay Bird Re fuge. He said runoff water is finding its way to the Great Salt Lake through the bird refuge. There is a dike at the refuge at present, but the dike is about to The county is be breached. working with the state to build a bypass canal on the south side of the refuge to pass water directly into the lake rather than feeding it through the bird refuge, Saunders said. I hope we dont suffer extensive damage to the bird refuge, he added. The level of the Great Salt Lake is also getting precariously close to a railroad causeway. Saunders said he had heard of some flooding in pasture lands in the low lying areas of the county. There has also been seepage of water into some pipes at the two sewage treatment plants in the south end of the county. The pipes discharge treated water into the Great Salt Lake. If the lake rises two or three feet higher, it may have serious implications on the ability to discharge into the lake, Saunders said. The two sewer treatment in West Bountiful and plants in North Salt Lake would likely be the first to be seriously impacted by rising water levels. Saunders said if the weather turned hot all of a sudden, the heavy snowpack in the mountains surrounding the county could melt and cause some flooding along stream channels. Sandbags are available in case of flooding. If flooding does occur, the county may ask for volunteer assistance in sandbagging various areas in the county. If sandbags are needed, the Davis County Emergency basements. A major concern is that the lake may reach the level of lems all over town, though, he said. Road crews are working hard The water tables higher to clear up some of the prob- than its been in Heaven knows lems along roadways in the how long, Secrist said. He said he has heard of a lot of county, Saunders said. homes in the city with water Utah Department of Transportation crews have been seeping into the basement. This has always been a problem, working to reinforce the causeAnout to road way leading though, he added. The water telope Island, Saunders said. A table in the city is traditionally lot of fill dirt has been brought higher than in other areas. in. Many residents have installed Saunders doesnt anticipate sump pumps in their baseany problems at the Bay Area ments. He also has heard of Refuse District (BARD) landfill some homes with flooded basein Bountiful. ments where flooding has not Following is a report of condi- occurred before. tions in each community in south Davis County. Its nothing new. Most people have learned to cope with the problem. But Ive heard of WEST BOUNTIFUL some with the problem that Grant said Secrist Mayor there hhsnt been any flooding have never had it before. along creeks in the city thus far. CENTERVILLE None is anticipated. Neil Blackburn said he been water There have Mayor prob Service Office should be tacted at con- 451-337- 1. feels the city will be in pretty Three years ago good shape. a lot of storm drains were installed. Flooding may occur along the creek channels, he said. The city is growing faster than its ability to put the creeks and channels into enclosed storm drainage conduits. He said the city has no plans right now, though, to enclose the creeks and channels. The city has placed its priorities in street improvements and improving the citys curbs and gutters, he added. Blackburn said he doesnt anticipate mass flooding along the Jordan River. Also most of the developments in the city are not built on flood plains. The high level of the Great Salt Lake will impact the city by not allowing storm drain water Continued on Page 2A , Officials Answer Questions On County Refuse Plant BOUNTIFUL A financial expert flew in from New York. And an engineering consultant from an independent engineering firm that determines the feasability of building resource recovery plants was here. And so were city officials from throughout south Davis County who came prepared with all kinds of questions as the citry officials grilled the two experts for nearly two hours on everything from transportation costs to the risks involved with a $54 million resource recovery plant planned for Davis County. North Salt Lake Mayor Robert Palmquist, a member of the Davis County Solid Waste What are the risks of the proManagement Board, told the of- ject for Davis County residents? ficials that the board has whittlWarren Gregory from ed down its list of assumptions underwriters for the to only three or four on the plant project, said that if the project after starting with hundreds of fails, there will be no obligaassumptions. Many questions tions to county residents. on the plant have been favorBut there are some risks inably answered for the officials, volved for the county. If a he said. calamitous event occurred that A steam contract with Hill Air destroyed the plant, then the Force Base has not been signed county would be obligated to yet. And a site for the plant has help pay off the debt, Gregory not yet been approved, Palmsaid. He said the chances of that quist acknowledged. If Hill AFB does not sign the steam conoccuring are very slim. Also if there are changes in tract, then there will be no resource recovery plant, Palm- the law that would not permit the plant to operate, then the quist said. Smith-Barne- r y, county would also be obligated to retire the debt on the project. The costs of modifying the plant to meet the requirements of a new law would need to be added to the cost of the project if a law change should occur, he said. In answer to another ques-tioGregory said local communities would not be limited by signing a document to be part of the plant from taking legal action if the project does not comply with local laws. Centerville Mayor Neil Blackburn said he had read in trade journals about other resource recovery plants that cost con n, Index ate Outdoor Cooking Warm weather isnt barbecue. t , . .... door cooking. Frank Allen gives some tips on making a good Rolls-Royc- Gregory said the figures Blackburn had looked at likely had not considered federal grants obtained to help finance the projects. He citdd several similar projects that cost considerably more than the Davis County project. the firm Since that has been chosen to build the plant, has never before built a resource recovery plant in the Katy-Seegher- s, United States, one official asked if Davis County would serve as a guinea pig for the company to conduct its experiment. Gregory said that although the plant would be the first the company has built in the U.S., he said is connected with a Belgium firm that has built amny resource recovery plants in Europe. They will Katy-Seeghe- rs essentially replicate here what they have built many times before n Europe, he said. Jeff Clooney, a representative en engineering of R.W. Beck firm hired to conduct an inded pendent (or third party) feasibil-Continuo- on Pago 2A Cold Feet 5B, 6B 6B, 7B . . 5A, 6A SchoolChurch . 3B, 4B IB, 2B Sports Business . . . Classified Home Living far and neither is out- siderably less than the project planned for Davis County. To me, as I look at the numbers, we may be buying a Cadile waste burnlac or ing plant when we only need a Ford of a Chevrolet. ' The Davis County Track Meet was held last week in weather which was more like IB the skiing type. 5A ,v "MB sr wy f |